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The Frost Place in Franconia, New Hampshire
Arts, Culture & Media
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and Robert Frost took the fork to stardom
Global Politics
Ukrainians find themselves stuck firmly between the EU and Russia
Afghan President Hamid Karzai shakes hands with Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at the prime minister's residence in Islamabad
Global Politics
Here’s why the US dance with Iran will ultimately affect Afghanistan and Pakistan
Central African Republic
Conflict & Justice
‘The worst crisis most people have never heard of’ is in the Central African Republic
An ex-Seleka soldier stands guard in Bossangoa, Central African Republic.
Conflict & Justice
France reasserts itself in Africa, with fresh troops to a troubled Central African Republic
Arts, Culture & Media
Straight outta ESL class: learning English by learning slang
Aysha el-Shamayleh reading one of her poems
Arts, Culture & Media
Slam poetry brings honesty, and nervousness, to Jordan
Mokoomba in August 2013 Photo : Malik Choukrane
Arts, Culture & Media
Get introduced to the Zimbabwean Afro-fusion band Mokoomba
Music Heard on Air
Music heard on air for November 26, 2013
Kurds call it the "martyr cemetery." Dozens of freshly-covered graves have stretched its boundaries.
Conflict & Justice
In Syria, Kurds are fighting their own war against Islamists, and winning